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Adding Nonfat Dairy to Diet May Lower BP

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A new study has found that adding ≥4 servings of nonfat dairy products a day to one's diet can lower systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure in patients with hypertension. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, those who added ≥4 servings of nonfat dairy products to their daily food consumption saw a decrease in systolic blood pressure (135 ± 1 to 127 ± 1mmHg) and pulse pressure (54 ± 1 to 48 ± 1mmHg) (both P<0.05) within 3 weeks. No reductions were seen in diastolic blood pressure for the nonfat dairy group or the control group with all dairy products removed from their diets.

Adding Nonfat Dairy to Diet May Lower BP

Background: The high consumption of low-fat and nonfat dairy products is associated with reduced risk of high blood pressure. Design: With the use of a randomized, crossover intervention-study design, 49 adults (56% women) with elevated blood pressure (mean SEM age: 53 2 y; systolic blood ...